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Ever since the New York Times reported that Google and Verizon were in negotiation for an agreement regarding paying for prioritization of content over the internet, there has been a lot of web discourse predicting the end of net neutrality. Basically, net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should provide equal access to all web content, and not prioritize content providers who are able to pay to ensure speedier delivery. Obviously, the rumors about this Google-Verizon deal seemed to fly in the face of this ideal. Continue reading →

As I mentioned last week, I attended the Handheld Librarian 3 online conference last Wednesday and Thursday. There were so many interesting and thought-provoking sessions that I am not going to do a full recap of my experiences, since that would be a very long post. Instead, I just want to talk about what I thought were some of the highlights of the conference. Continue reading →

This past Wednesday and Thursday I attended the online Handheld Librarian Conference, thanks to a generous offer of free registration for SJSU SLIS faculty, students, and alumni (SJSU SLIS was a sponsor). I had followed a previous Handheld Librarian through twitter and it sounded very interesting and useful, so I was excited to get the chance to attend this time. I got a lot of new information about mobile library services and tech trends at this conference, and it’s all still swimming around in my head. I hope to get a post or two up on my thoughts early next week.